All 5 Uses of
accustomed
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Jem and I were accustomed to our father's last-will-and-testament diction, and we were at all times free to interrupt Atticus for a translation when it was beyond our understanding.
p. 42..3accustomed to = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
- I had become almost accustomed to hearing insults aimed at Atticus.
p. 136..3 *
- We were accustomed to prompt, if not always cheerful acquiescence to Atticus's instructions, but from the way he stood Jem was not thinking of budging.
p. 203..6
- As she raised her hand and swore that the evidence she gave would be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help her God, she seemed somehow fragile-looking, but when she sat facing us in the witness chair she became what she was, a thick-bodied girl accustomed to strenuous labor.
p. 239..4
- Having been so accustomed to his absence, I found it incredible that he had been sitting beside me all this time, present.
p. 371..4
Definition:
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(accustom) to make someone used to something
(used to is an expression that means someone has adapted to something, so it does not seem unusual)editor's notes: In professional environments, you may make a better impression by saying one is accustomed to something rather than one is used to something.